Last night I dreamt that the stays in my corset were starting to come out. I don't know why my subconscious would care to remind me that it is time to make a new one. The old corset had to be taken in quite a bit, and it's showing its age.

A trend among some costumers these days is to create an on-line diary that documents the trials and tribulations encountered while making a new outfit. Jennifer Thompson's latest dress diary is a good example. Jennifer has a great costuming website called "Festive Attyre". I originally met her on-line a few years ago, we were both planning Renaissance weddings at the time and met on a discussion board. It's nice to "meet" cool people who share your interest in weird hobbies like this. I'm flirting with the idea of a dress diary for my next project, because I think having to post updates would help keep me on-task. At the same time, it's not like daily or even weekly updates would be needed. We'll see. I have a couple of costuming projects in mind. I'd also like to do some major cleaning and getting rid of stuff I don't need anymore. Which means I'll be listing more stuff on eBay, hopefully as soon as this weekend.

But pruning my hibiscus takes priority over anything else.

Oh, and don't worry, I'll be sticking to Italian, with a foray into Spanish or English every now and then. If only the Italians had cool hats!